A seed has to get buried in the soil for its real form as a plant to emerge. Only through modesty and humility can we grow. Pride and conceit will only destroy us. Live with the firm attitude, ‘I am everyone’s servant.’ Then the whole universe will bow down to us.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIMay your thoughts, words and actions arise from love.
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If you see deficiencies in others, your duty is to forgive instead of pointing at it.
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You cannot predict when grace takes place; you can only wait. Relax.
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Today, our air, food, water-all are polluted. If we do not stop exploiting nature for our temporary selfish gains, we will destroy the world.
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The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.
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Before death overpowers us, we have great things to accomplish by performing right actions.
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Our hearts are the shrine; that is where God should be installed. Our good thoughts are the flowers to worship Him. Good deeds form the worship, good words form the hymns and love forms the offering.
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A person’s destiny can be changed through the power of a saint.
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We live in a calculative world and have a calculative mind, and in such a world, ego dominates.
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When people live in accordance with Nature, the song of life becomes sweet.
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Be like the honeybee who gathers only nectar wherever it goes. Seek the goodness that is found in everyone.
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It is man who, through his thoughts and actions, creates turmoil and disintegration in the natural, harmonious unity of the world.
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Most human beings know only the language of exploitation. Due to their selfishness, they are unable to consider others.
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Make a firm decision: ‘Whatever happens, I will be happy. I will be strong. God is always with me.’
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No one becomes pure and selfless overnight; it involves time and concentrated effort, coupled with tremendous patience and love.
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Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body.
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